Point of View

The novel is written in third-person from an omniscient perspective that is limited only by the fact that two youngsters, George and Harold, are credited as the author and illustrator of the novel. Though these two youngsters provide an omniscient view of events, they are just children, meaning their understanding or ability to relate the events is at least slightly limited. For example, early in the novel they set out to describe an “auspicious” event. However, George, who is the writer, apparently cannot spell the word. So, he scribbles it out and uses a different word.

The omniscient perspective is necessary because there are various characters involved in the overall story line, each going about his role while other events are taking place at the same time. For example, Grampa has made himself into the villain named Crud and has animated the giant lunch bag...